Poll: Republicans ahead in statewide Michigan races

A new poll shows Republicans ahead in the races to become Michigan's next attorney general and secretary of state.

A poll released Thursday by EPIC-MRA surveyed 600 likely voters from Saturday through Tuesday for the Detroit Free Press and TV stations WXYZ, WJRT, WOOD and WILX. It had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.

Republican Bill Schuette led Democrat David Leyton in the attorney general poll, 47 percent to 37 percent. Five percent of respondents supported another candidate and 11 percent were undecided.

The secretary of state poll showed Republican Ruth Johnson at 44 percent and Democrat Jocelyn Benson at 36 percent. Six percent supported a different candidate with 14 percent undecided.